Songs for "great leaders" : ideology and creativity in North Korean music and dance / Keith Howard.
Songs for "great leaders" : ideology and creativity in North Korean music and dance / Keith Howard.
Songs for "great leaders" : ideology and creativity in North Korean music and dance / Keith Howard.
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Publisher
New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2020]
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G 2020/5616
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Language
English
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Physical content
x, 349 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Songs for the Great Leader -- Instruments of the People -- Pulling at Harp Strings -- Opera for the Revolution -- Contextualizing Revolutionary Operas -- What Revolutionary Operas Do -- From Spectacles to Dance -- Composing the Nation -- Songs for New Leaders.
Publication information
Publisher
New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2020]
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
[2020]
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Summary
"North Korea is often said to be unknown: a reclusive and secretive state. It behaves as if the whole country is a theatre that projects itself through performance. Song, together with other music and dance production, forms the soundtrack to the theater of daily life, embedding messages that tell the official history, the exploits of leaders, and...
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Songs for "great leaders" : ideology and creativity in North Korean music and dance / Keith Howard.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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G 2020/5616
Record Identifier
74VKadLyEB6y
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKadLyEB6y
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ISBN
9780190077518 hardcover
0190077514 hardcover
DDC
780.95193
MMS ID
991024320119102626
